First report of a phytoplasma identified in coconut palms (<i>Cocos nucifera</i>) with lethal yellowing-like symptoms in Papua New Guinea

Abstract

In October 2008, coconut plantations in the villages of Tobenam, Pupun and Dugumor, located in the Bogia district of the Madang Province in Papua New Guinea (PNG), exhibited lethal yellowing-like symptoms in both newly planted and old …